A rejoinder to this appeared from the pen of a monk of the monastery of Studium, Nicetas Pectoratus, in which the enforced celibacy of the Western clergy, on which Photius had before animadverted, was severely criticised.

And, as before, these remarks called forth a rejoinder from Prof. Cayley, who was responsible for many of the questions of the class referred to.

"Yesa diamond of many carats," was the low rejoinder of JENKINSOP'S friend, WINKLESOP.

In fine, Merman wound up his rejoinder by sincerely thanking the eminent adversary without whose fierce assault he might not have undertaken a revision in the course of which he had met with unexpected and striking confirmations of his own fundamental views.

501-572]: and that reply begot his rejoinder in his Preface to The Duke of LERMA

Reply and rejoinder on both sides followed in due time; and this war of pamphlets was one of the prominent political incidents of the year.